10. base any of the four corners of a baseball diamond, esp. first, second, or third base.
11. base a square canvas sack marking first, second, or third base.
12. base a usu. fortified place from which military operations proceed.
13. base a supply installation for a large military force.
14. base the lower side or surface of a geometric figure; the side or surface to which an altitude can be drawn.
15. base the number that serves as a starting point for a logarithmic or other numerical system.
16. base the number of symbols used in a numerical system: The base in the decimal system is 10, in the binary system 2.
17. base a thin, flexible layer of cellulose triacetate or similar material on photographic film that holds the light-sensitive emulsion and other coatings.
18. base a chemical compound that reacts with an acid to form a salt.
23. base the part of a complex word, consisting of one or more morphemes, to which derivational or inflectional affixes may be added, as want in unwanted or biolog- in biological.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME bas < OF < LL bassus low, short, perh. of Oscan orig.)
Definition of 'BASE'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)base, base of operations installation from which a military force initiates operations "the attack wiped out our forward bases"
2. (noun)foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure lowest support of a structure "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
3. (noun)base, bag a place that the runner must touch before scoring "he scrambled to get back to the bag"
4. (noun)base the bottom or lowest part "the base of the mountain"
5. (noun)base (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment "the base of the skull"
6. (noun)floor, base a lower limit "the government established a wage floor"
7. (noun)basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
8. (noun)base, pedestal, stand a support or foundation "the base of the lamp"
9. (noun)nucleotide, base a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
10. (noun)base, alkali any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"
11. (noun)base the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed "the base of the triangle"
12. (noun)basis, base the most important or necessary part of something "the basis of this drink is orange juice"
13. (noun)base, radix (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place "10 is the radix of the decimal system"
14. (noun)base, home the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
15. (noun)al-Qaeda, Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, al-Qaida, Base a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries
16. (noun)root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
17. (noun)infrastructure, base the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area "the industrial base of Japan"
18. (noun)base the principal ingredient of a mixture "glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments"; "he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green"; "everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base"
19. (noun)base a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit "a tub should sit on its own base"
20. (adj)base (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
21. (adj)basal, base serving as or forming a base "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"
22. (adj)base, baseborn, humble, lowly of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"
23. (adj)base (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferiormetal "base coins of aluminum"; "a base metal"
24. (adj)base, immoral not adhering to ethical or moral principles "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds"
25. (adj)base, mean, meanspirited having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"
1. (noun)base the bottom part the base of the mountain; a statue's marble base
2. base a place where military employees live and work an army base
3. base the main place of a person's or organization's activities the company's base of operations; I used my friend's house as a base for exploring the area.
4. base people who regularly support or use sth our customer base; the Republican base
5. base (in baseball) one of the four places a runner must touch first/second/third base
6. base the main part of a mixture a polish with an oil base
7. base cover/touch all the bases to do everything needed to complete sth If we've covered all the bases, then we can go home.
8. base off base wrong or inaccurate The rumors are way off base.
9. (verb)base to make a place be the main location of an organization's activities The company is based in Detroit.; the Florida-based charity
Definition of 'BASE'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)BASE of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs
2. (adj)BASE low in place or position
3. (adj)BASE of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean
6. (adj)BASE alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base bullion
7. (adj)BASE morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base fellow; base motives; base occupations
9. (adj)BASE deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin
10. (adj)BASE not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a base tenant
11. (adj)BASE to abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower
12. (adj)BASE to reduce the value of; to debase
13. (noun)BASE the bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests for support; the foundation; as, the base of a statue
14. (noun)BASE fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the essential principle; a groundwork
15. (noun)BASE the lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when treated as a separate feature, usually in projection, or especially ornamented
16. (noun)BASE the lower part of a complete architectural design, as of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate piece of furniture or decoration
17. (noun)BASE that extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it is attached to its support
18. (noun)BASE the positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides of the positiveelements or radicals, and to certain organic bodies resembling them in their property of forming salts with acids
23. (noun)BASE the number from which a mathematical table is constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms
24. (noun)BASE a low, or deep, sound. (Mus.) (a) The lowest part; the deepest malevoice. (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base
25. (noun)BASE a place or tract of country, protected by fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the operations of an army proceed, forward movements are made, supplies are furnished, etc
36. (noun)BASE a line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles
37. (noun)BASE a rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, prison base, or bars
39. (noun)BASE to put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon
Definition of 'BASE'
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
1. BASE 1. A locality from which operations are projected or supported. 2. An area or locality containing installations which provide logistic or other support. See also establishment. 3. Home airfield or home carrier. See also base of operations; facility.
Sense: the foundation, support, or lowest part (of something), or the surface on which something is standing the base of the statue; the base of the triangle; the base of the tree.
Definitions of BASE 
Afrikaans: basis
Arabic: أساس، قاعِدَه
Bulgarian: основа
Brazilian: base
Czech: podklad, spodek, kořen
German: die Basis, das Unterteil
Danish: fundament; fod
Greek: βάση, αυτό στο οποίο στηρ
Spanish: base
Estonian: alus, põhi
Farsi: پایه؛ اساس
Finnish: perusta
French: base
Hebrew: בָּסִיס, כַּן
Hindi: आधार
Croatian: temelj, osnova
Hungarian: alap(zat)
Indonesian: landasan
Icelandic: undirstaða; stallur; neðs
Italian: base
Japanese: 基部
Korean: 토대, 기반
Lithuanian: pagrindas
Latvian: pamats; fundaments; posta
Malay: tapak
Dutch: voet
Norwegian: fundament, sokkel; grunnl
Polish: podstawa
Persian: پایه؛ اساس
Pashto: سټه، قاعده، تل، اساسى (رك
Portuguese: base
Romanian: bază, temelie, fundaţie
Russian: основание
Slovak: podstavec; základňa; päta
Slovenian: podstavek, osnovnica
Serbian: baza
Swedish: bas, grundval, sockel, fu
Thai: พื้นฐาน
Turkish: taban, kaide, temel
Taiwanese: 底座，基座
Ukrainian: основа; опора
Urdu: بنیاد
Vietnamese: đáy; chân đế
Chinese: 底部，底座
